| Description |
1 online resource (154 pages) |
| Series |
The John Simmons short fiction award |
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John Simmons short fiction award.
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| Contents |
Tattooizm -- The fortune teller -- The medicine man -- The gardener of Eden -- Ursa, on zoo property and off -- The volunteer's friend -- A statement of purpose -- Space -- The newcomer |
| Summary |
Settled amid the seasonal amusements and condominium-lined beaches of the Florida coast, the characters who inhabit Kevin Moffett's award-winning stories reach out of their lives to find that something unexpected and mysterious has replaced what used to be familiar. Some are stalled in the present, alone or lonely, bemused by mortality and disappointment. Some move toward the future heartened by what they learn from those around them--a tattoo artist, an invented medicine man, zoo animals, strangers, fellow outsiders. Deftly rendered, these stories abound with oddness and grace. In "Tatt |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Short stories, American -- 21st century
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American literature.
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FICTION -- General.
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American literature
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Short stories, American
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781587297427 |
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1587297426 |
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